Luckenwalde

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Luckenwalde is a town in the district of Teltow-Fläming in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Its cloth and wool factories were once among the most extensive in Germany. Among its other traditional industries were cotton printing and a dye works, brewing, and the making of metal and bronze goods.

The site of Luckenwalde was occupied in the 12th century by a Cistercian monastery, but the village did not spring up till the reign of Frederick the Great. It was made a town in 1808.



This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Coordinates: 52°05′N, 13°10′E